单词 | trafficking ring |
释义 | > as lemmastrafficking ring trafficking ring n. an organization or network of people engaged in illegal or illicit trade or dealing, esp. the distribution and sale of illegal drugs, or the trade in or procurement of human beings, typically for the purpose of exploitation. ΚΠ 1927 Indianapolis Times 6 Apr. 1/6 (headline) Theft of 38 autos admitted. Local woman, two men are held as members of trafficking ring. 1944 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 11 June 5/3 Some of the opium..was obtained by trafficking rings and distributed where more profit could be made. 1973 Austin (Texas) Statesman 4 May 21/7 Governments have..broken up international trafficking rings and..made the illicit trade as dangerous for the traffickers as the merchandise is for the drug users. 2014 K. Rich Interviewing Rape Victims ii. 66 Once a trafficking ring takes root in a community, all local children become vulnerable. < as lemmas |
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